Nutrition and HIV/AIDS: A Training Manual - Linkages Project

Utilizationand Nutritional Care and SupportFood Access and AvailabilityConstraintsNutritional care and support strengthensbiological utilization of food, supportingthe utilization component of foodsecurityNUTRITIONAL CARE AND SUPPORTFood availabilityFood accessFood Access and AvailabilityConstraints, Cont.• Limited quantity and quality of foodavailable and accessible to thehousehold• Competing time demands on foodproduction and income that limittime for care-givingFactors Affecting Food Security• Individual constraints (symptoms andknowledge)• Household constraints (production andpurchasing power)• External constraints (stigma and marketfluctuations)• External shocks (droughts and conflict)Scope of the ProblemHIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity• Over 29 million people living with HIV/AIDS(PLWHA) in sub-Saharan Africa in 2002• HIV prevalence of >10% in 16 countries• Many of the worst-affected countriesalready food insecure